François-Xavier Poizat
AP430 - 1CD - 66' - Jul 4, 2026
After the piano cycle, Poizat explores Ravel through transcriptions.
Following his complete Ravel recording (2024, Choc de Classica and Gramophone Editor’s Choice), François-Xavier Poizat continues his exploration of the composer with an album devoted entirely to transcriptions. From Daphnis et Chloé to Shéhérazade, and from the Rapsodie espagnole to the jazz-inflected world of L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, this programme for two pianos, percussion, flute and voice casts Ravel’s melodic lines, colours and meticulous craftsmanship in a new light. Deeply at home in this repertoire, François-Xavier Poizat once again demonstrates his gifts as a colourist, alongside his virtuosity and freedom of expression.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
1. Danse légère et gracieuse de Daphnis (Daphnis et Chloé M.57) 2’23
arr. for piano Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2 M.57b arr. for 2 pianos Vyacheslav Gryaznov
2. Lever du jour 4’57
3. Pantomime 6’14
4. Danse générale 4’03
Rapsodie Espagnole M.54 arr. for 2 pianos & percussion Ravel/Lingenberg
5. Prélude à la nuit 4’35
6. Malagueña 1’52
7. Habanera 2’47
8. Feria 6’03
3 Chansons M.69 arr. for voice and piano Ravel
9. Nicolette 1’50
10. Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis 2’35
11. Ronde 1’36
Shéhérazade M.41 arr. for voice, flute and piano Ravel
12. Asie 9’55
13. La flûte enchantée 3’05
14. L’indifférent 3’40
15. Là-bas, vers l’église (Cinq mélodies populaires grecques M.A 9) 1’24
arr. for flute and piano Ravel
16. Five O’Clock Foxtrot (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges M.71) 5’37
arr. for piano Henri Gil-Marchex
17. [bonus] Improvisation on ‘The Lamp is Low’ after DeRose & Shefter 4’05
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